Little Sneakpeak Into What I'm Currently Working On.

Little sneakpeak into what I'm currently working on.

Same idea, different iteration. The Goal was to not settle on the first idea that came to mind but to play around and see how I can use different compositions to tell a similar story. And the Idea was "surreal Trainride".

....or lets be real it was just an excuse for me to draw fishes and trains again. It somehow seems to be a theme for this year.. While Blue certainly is my personal color for 2023.

Quick Marie doodle cause why not~

A little 1 hour study of a photo that I found on this blog

Today I like to share a WIP of my current Halloween Project.

The chosen topic for this project was "scarred Pumpkin" My Goal was to combine perspective, detail and composition and really stretch my muscles here. How can I apply all the things that I learned and how far can I even stretch my narrative muscle in order to achieve the goal of "telling a stand alone story in a single image" ? 😊

And for everyone stopping by. As always. Wishing you all a wonderful day, don't forget to stay hydrated. If you have a pet, give your pet a hug and thank you for stopping by :)

About 10 years ago I bought a little Daruma Doll for myself. Daruma Dolls are either super big or super tiny but all have the same function. Designed after a chinese Monk named Bodhidharma, they are now typically associated with the function of bringing luck and perseverance. It's body is eggshaped. With no Arms and Legs, as a reminder that Bodhidharma was losing his limbs in his quest to reach enlightment through self-sacrifice and meditation. Daruma dolls are designed in a way that it's impossible to be tipped over and it will always swing back in its original position. This function serves as a reminder, that no matter how many times you could get knocked down, one must always endure and stand back up. In order to achieve your goal. Freely after the Motto "You fall down seven times but stand up eight" Darumas come with no eyes. The way the talisman works is by placing a wish with drawing one eye (it can be any eye but typically the left eye is) and only if you fulfill your wish or goal, you can draw the other eye. Anyway, back to my story. About 10 years ago I bought one for myself. My goal? "Becoming a professional artist and making sure that I can make a living off my art". It's a giant goal that I placed upon my little Daruma doll. A goal that almost seems unreachable but no matter what, I will keep persistant and will keep going. No matter how foolish people say it is to do, I will believe in myself. In the hope that one day I'll be able to fill the other Eye of my little Daruma doll! This was the feeling that I wanted to capture in this illustration. The contrast between me, a tiny human with a big goal. And the Daruma, that represents that seemingly unreachable goal. Do you use talismans or any other rituals that reminds you to stay persistent with your goals?

Some of you might have noticed that I'm a little obsessed with the show @theboystv and so I decided to do a little wacky animation for my ultimate favorite show! (in fact I have a few planned...which is just an excuse for me to draw the Seven and the boys.. They are surprisingly fun to draw I must say lol)

Also shoutout to my pal Gabriel, who told me to keep the placeholder background as it adds a bit more wackiness to the animation!

Program used: Photoshop Sound by Luke Correia on Youtube (i originally found the sound on a TikTok animation)